Gold, Lead and Silver Ore

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Gold, Lead and Silver Ore

Entry/Object ID

78.62.78

Description

A roughly square piece of ore with Gold, Lead and Silver from the Home Stake Mine, Lead, SD (Southwestern Dakota). Colors: piece is cut on three sides showing Grey Silver, Dark Grey Lead and Beige Gold. Uncut sides show Grey Silver mineral with some White Quartz and Gold and Purple Metallic Gold and Lead. This is from the largest Gold mines in the U.S.

Acquisition

Notes

Delmar Smith

Dimensions

Dimension Description

4 1/4 x 5 1/8" (10.8 x 13.0 cm)